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Monday, October 6, 2008

What to do.

So I was really excited when I saw this submission call, mostly because of the authors that were already included. However, since I was already in the process of working on my short story for Warrior Wisewomen 2, this kind of took the back seat. I did have a piece about 1/3 of the way done, which would have been giant lizards in the mountains.

Well, snoozed and lost. The mountains category is all full. A bummer, for sure. So now I need to decide between starting a new story in the Jungle (as it is the only category with more than one spot left) or scrapping this submission.

My Warrior Wisewomen 2 submission is in what I believe is the final draft, after a second run through with my writing group this past Sunday. In addition, I'm considering doing an unofficial National Novel Writing Month attempt (meaning, aiming to write 50,000 words in a single month, but unofficial as I won't be signing up at the website because I plan to continue my work in process instead of starting a new idea) which will begin November 1. That means I need to do about 1,660 words per day for the entire month of November.

Also, October is going to be a zoo. I just moved, so that's over, but we still have unpacking to do. Not this weekend, but next weekend, I'll be flying to Dallas with Erik to go to a wedding. Then, a few days after we get back, my brother will be in town for a long weekend. So this puts extra writing effort in October into the "not so likely" category.

Basically, unless I have a strike of genius and come up with a phenomenal idea involved jungles and some giant critter in the next 48 hours, I might have to just let this one go, albeit with a bit of a pout. I really can't blame anyone but myself. And Warhammer Online.

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I write for an employee magazine by day, and when I'm not making corporate propaganda more fun to read, I write fiction. I also play way too many video games, am obsessed with Riddick from the movie Pitch Black, and drink lots of Diet Coke with Lime.

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The Screaming Guppy

Why the Screaming Guppy?

Once upon a time, a circle of friends decided it would be fun to have nicknames, more specifically, animal nicknames. As names trickled in, there were those such as The Crafty Badger, The Wiley Minx, The Fox and The Party Weasel. Then, in the twists and turns of the maze of cruel humor, the last name dished out was The Screaming Guppy. Why? Because, at times, I tend to be loud when I get excited about something and they thought it would be funny to make me a feeder fish. (That and I once had a pet guppy that refused to die.) Unfortunately, the name as stuck and despite many appeals I still remain the only non-mammal in the group.